Luna the Moon Wolf (Beast Quest, Book 22)

Luna the Moon Wolf (Beast Quest, Book 22)

Adam Blade, Brandon Robshaw

Language: English

Pages: 26

ISBN: 2:00310827

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub

At night, when the Dark Forest comes alive, Luna, the Moon Wolf's spell gets stronger and the wild animals become more vicious. Tom will have to defeat Luna's powerful magic in order to retrieve the next shard.

striding through the undergrowth. He could hear the noises of animals moving about in the undergrowth, but there was nothing sinister or threatening about the sound now. The woods were wild, but released from Luna’s spell, they were no longer evil. Tom found the nest again easily — a dark hollow beneath the roots of a gnarled tree, where the shard of silver amulet glinted in the moonlight. A sliver of blue winked at him from the fragment’s edge. Carefully, he picked it up. It was heavy in his

Silver’s scent but far stronger. He stood up, his hand on the hilt of his sword. His heart was thudding in his chest. Then he saw, glowing in the darkness, two fiery red dots. Close together, like eyes. They were coming closer. Something was out there — and it was heading straight for Tom! MOVING QUICKLY, AWARE OF THE GLOWING red eyes watching him, Tom ran over to where Elenna lay sleeping. As he did so, he caught a glimpse of what lay just beyond the firelight. There, in the semidarkness, a

through the net. This time Silver didn’t growl, but whined softly. Elenna turned to Tom. “What do you think? Is it safe to let him free?” “Let’s try,” said Tom. Together, they pulled the arrows from the ground. Tom uprooted his sword and sheathed it at his belt. He and Elenna looked at each other. Then they each grabbed a corner of the net and eased it away. Silver didn’t move at first. He appeared utterly exhausted — as weak as a newborn puppy. But after a moment he turned his head and looked

jumped. He recognized the fragment of silver, with the shard of blue enamel at its heart. “There, can you see it? It’s a piece of the amulet!” he called to Elenna. “Can’t we just grab it?” she cried. Tom tried to circle around the cubs so he could get to the nest, but they rushed at him, their tiny jaws snapping. He was only just able to get his shield up to protect himself. “I can’t get close to the nest!” he gasped to Elenna. Desperation plunged through him. The silver of the amulet gleamed

body and her black, knifelike claws hurtling through the air toward him. He flung himself to the ground. Luna landed beyond him, snarling with anger. Tom was on his feet again in a flash. He glanced up as the sky darkened even further, and saw that a huge, tattered cloud had passed over the moon. In the same moment, Elenna loosed an arrow, hitting one of the wild dogs in the side. It yelped and fled back into the woods. Storm advanced, driving the other animals back. Luna’s power over the